ARJUN vs ZAHEER

[Greenwood]

Update 85




Subah ki pehli kiran ne jaise hi kamre ke pardon ko chhoda, ek narmi aur halka sa sunehra rang Ammu ke chehre par gira. Usne aankhein kholi, lekin aaj kuch alag tha. Uski aankhon me neend abhi baaki thi, par dil me ek ajeeb si bechaini thi.
Usne palang par se uth kar ek gehri saans li. Kal raat ke pal yaad aakar uske hothon par halka sa muskaan bhi aayi thi, lekin turant hi ek andekha sa darr, ek ajeeb sa bharosa todne wala sapna ya shayad bas wehem, uske dil par chha gaya.
Ammu khud se halki awaaz me boli
Aaj kya ho raha hai mujhe… kyun sab theek hote hue bhi mann ko lagta hai jaise kuch galat hone wala hai?
Usne sar hilaya, jaise apne khayalon ko hataana chahti ho. Lekin woh ahsaas jaise zidd pakad chuka tha, ek chipakne wali chinta ki tarah.
Woh palang se utar kar dupatta sambhalti hui seedha kitchen ki taraf chali gayi. Subah ke ghar ke kaam usne apne aap uthaa liye. Bartan uthaye, chulha jalaya, chawal chane ke liye rakhe—sab cheezein bina rukke karti gayi, jaise us bechaini ko sirf kaam ke shor me dabaana chahti ho.
Lekin har chammach ki khanak, har bartan ka takraana, uske dil ki dhadkan ke saath mil kar aur tez sunayi de raha tha. Usne ek pal ke liye apna kaam roka, khidki ke paas jaa kar bahar dekha. Subah ki roshni pure aangan me fail gayi thi, lekin us roshni me bhi usse ek ajeeb si udaasi mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Ammu ne dheere se apne dil pe haath rakha aur aakhon me nam si nami lekar socha
… yeh jo bhi hai, sirf ek wehem ho. Mere apno ko kuch bhi na ho.

Subah ke 7 baje ke aas-paas ka waqt tha. Aangan me dhoop abhi nayi-nayi utar rahi thi, par Zaheer ki aankh mobile ki halki si vibration se khuli. Screen pe naam tha – Shanu. Uske hothon par apne aap ek muskaan aa gayi.
Zaheer ne phone uthaya, awaaz abhi bhi neend se bhaari thi
Good morning…
Shanu dusri taraf halki si hansi chhodti hai. Wo apne kamre me dressing mirror ke saamne baithi thi, ek chhoti si mini shorts aur ek tight T-shirt me. Uske baalon ka aadha jooda bana tha, kuch lattein cheek par gir rahi thi.
Shanu
Good morning, Mr. Zaheer Qureshi… lagta hai abhi bhi neend me ho.
Zaheer ne palak se ankho ki neend rub karte hue jawab diya
Tumhari awaaz sunte hi neend gayab ho gayi…
Dono ki baaton me wo nasha tha jo raat bhar ki yaadon aur nayi subah ke armaanon me ghul jata hai. Shanu apne bed par let gayi, phone ko apne cheek se chipkati hui. Uski awaaz aur bhi halki aur close ho gayi.
Shanu
Tumhe pata hai… main tumhe imagine kar rahi hoon… waise hi jaise tum subah uthkar lagte ho.
Zaheer ne hansi dabaayi, uski aankhon me thodi shararat chamki. Usne apne bed sheet ko adjust kiya, par uske dil ki dhadkan tez ho gayi.
Zaheer
Aur main bhi… tumhe dekh raha hoon… uss tight T-shirt me jo tumhe khud bhi hamesha distract karti hai.
Shanu ke hothon pe halka sa laal rang aa gaya. Usne apni ungli se apni jodhiyon par tapping ki, jaise apne aap ko control kar rahi ho.
Shanu
Zaheer… tumhe pata hai… tumhari awaaz hi meri sabse badi weakness hai.
Uske lafz itne soft the ki Zaheer ne apni saans rok li. Uska dil aur tez dhadak raha tha, aur phone ke iss chhote se call ne dono ke beech subah ko ek nayi garmaahat de di.
Subah ki halki dhoop khidki ke parde se ghus kar Zaheer ke chehre par gir rahi thi. Usne phone ko cheek se lagaya, aur Shanu ki halki saans uske kaan tak pohonchi. Dil ki dhadkan abhi tak tez chal rahi thi.

Shanu apne bed par ulti kar ke let gayi, mini shorts thodi si khisak gayi thi aur tight T-shirt uske curves ko aur highlight kar rahi thi. Usne hoth dabate hue hushed tone me kaha
Shanu
Zaheer… tumhe pata hai main abhi kaisi hoon?
Zaheer ki aankhon me chamak aa gayi, usne halki si muskaan ke saath kaha
Batao… ya main guess karun?
Shanu apni ungli se apni thigh par halka sa circle banati hai, phir tease karti hai
Mini shorts me… aur tumhara naam mere hothon par…
Zaheer ne apni palak band ki, uski imagination control se bahar ho rahi thi. Usne halki si karwaat badli, uske pajame ka bulge aur prominent ho gaya.
Zaheer
Meri jaan… tumhe maloom hai main tumhe abhi apne samne imagine kar raha hoon… tum meri shirt kheench rahi ho… aur main tumhe apne lap par bitha raha hoon.
Shanu ke hothon se ek halki si mmm awaaz nikli. Usne phone aur close kar liya, jaise Zaheer ki awaaz seedha uske skin ko touch kar rahi ho.
Shanu
Tum itne dangerous kyun ho Zaheer… subah-subah hi… tumhari baatein mujhe pagal kar rahi hain.
Zaheer thoda hansi rok nahi paaya
Pagal to tumne mujhe kar diya hai Shanu… tumhe dekh kar mera patience khatam ho jata hai.
Shanu ne shararti tone me tease kiya
Toh… Mr. Qureshi… aaj bhi fatt gayi kya? Bas phone pe hi baatein karoge ya kabhi sach me saamne aakar…
Uske lafzon ne Zaheer ke dil me bijli si gira di. Uska saans tez ho gaya, par smile aur seductive ho gayi.
Zaheer
Samne aaya na… toh phir tumhe subah uthkar chalne layak nahi chhodunga.
Shanu ne bite karte hue apne hoth dabaye, aankhen bandh kar ke us awaaz ko feel kiya. Usne dheere se kaha
Challenge accepted…
Dono ki baaton ka nasha ab peak par tha. Phone call unke liye sirf ek zariya tha, par dono ke dil aur badan ek dusre ko abhi chah rahe the — aur subah ki woh good morning call unke liye sabse sexy shuruaat ban gayi.

College ke main gate se jaise hi Zaheer andar aaya, usne sabse pehle ek ajeeb si khamoshi mehsoos ki. Normal dinon ki tarah students ke hansi-mazaak ya groups ke beech gossip ka shor kahin sunai nahi de raha tha.
Uske badle, chaaro taraf afra-tafri thi. Kuch students ek dusre se ghabrahat me baat kar rahe the, kuch log haste hue phone par recording kar rahe the, aur beech-beech me college ke andar kuch unknown chehre bhi ghoom rahe the.
Zaheer ne apne bag ka strap tight pakda aur dhyan se aage badha.
Usne dekha ke canteen ke saamne do log jor-jabardasti se kisi ko kheench kar le ja rahe hain, aur aas paas ke students sirf khade dekh rahe hain, jaise sabke dil me darr baith gaya ho.
Uske kadam dheere ho gaye. Usne apni aankhen sankar kar dekha — woh unknown log college ke students jaisi vibe nahi dete the. Unka getup alag tha, body language alag thi… aur sabse badi baat, unke chehron par ek strange confidence tha, jaise unka yahan par hi raj ho.
Zaheer ke andar ek uneasy feeling uthne lagi. Usne socha
Ye log kaun hain? College ke andar itni bheed aur afra-tafri… aur security bhi gayab?
Usne library ke samne kuch students ko ghabrahat me bhaag-te dekha, aur phir uski nazar ek corner par gayi jahan 4–5 unknown log khade hue the, dheere tones me baat karte hue.
Zaheer ek pal ke liye ruk gaya. Uska dimag tez ghoomne laga.Ye chehra na pehchane log, itni afra-tafri,
Uske andar ek heavy intuition jag gaya. Kuch bada hone wala tha.
Zaheer ne apne kadam thoda tez kiye aur campus ke side lane ki taraf nikal gaya, jahan aam taur par shaanti hoti thi. Lekin aaj us shaanti me bhi ek ajeeb sa tanaav ghula hua tha.

Gate ke us corner se jaise hi usne mod liya, uski nazar padhi — Ammu aur Shanu dono pehle se hi wahan khadi thi. Dono ke chehre par ek hi expression tha, gusse aur ghabrahat ka mila-jula rang.
Zaheer ek pal ke liye ruk gaya. Usne dekha, Shanu apne phone par bar-bar kisi se call karne ki koshish kar rahi thi, lekin shayad line lagataar cut ho rahi thi. Ammu uske bilkul paas khadi thi, dono ke pair bechaini me bar-bar hil rahe the.
Jaise hi unki nazar Zaheer par padi, dono ekdam se uski taraf intense nazro se dekhne lagi.
Zaheer ne thoda aage badhte hue aankhon ke ishaare se unse pucha
Yeh sab ho kya raha hai? Itne unknown log kyu ghoom rahe hain campus me?
Shanu ne bas apna hoth kaat kar sir halka jhuka diya, jaise use samajh hi na aa raha ho ki kya jawab de. Uski aankhen gusse aur tension me bhar aayi thi.
Ammu ne Zaheer ki taraf dekha aur uske aankhon ke ishaare ko samjha. Usne apna hissaab chhupate hue bas ek chhoti si nazar idhar-udhar daali aur phir dheere se sir hilaya, jaise keh rahi ho
Haan… kuch to gadbad hai.
Teenon ki aankhen ek dusre se jud gayi thi. Bina ek shabd bole bhi unhe samajh aa raha tha ki sabko ek hi sawal pareshaan kar raha hai —
Kaun hain yeh log? Aur inka college me aise aana,Shanu ne phir se Zaheer ki taraf aankhon me sawal bhari nazar daali, Ammu ne apni choti si awaaz me bas itna kaha
Mujhe bilkul acha nahi lag raha…
Hawa ka ek teekha jhonka beech me se nikla

Campus ka mahaul aur bhi garam ho chuka tha. Gali ke us kone se achanak shor sunai diya. Teenon ne palat kar dekha to kuch mote-tagde, bade darawane chehre wale anjaan log patle-kamzor students ko zabardasti pakad ke kheench rahe the. Students ki cheekh-pukaar sunai de rahi thi, kuch darr ke maare bhaag rahe the, lekin un badmashon ka raub aisa tha ki koi saamne aane ki himmat nahi kar raha tha.
Zaheer, Ammu aur Shanu wahin thode door se yeh sab dekh rahe the. Ammu ke chehre pe tension aur ghabrahat aur gehri ho gayi. Shanu ne apna haath Ammu ke kandhe pe rakha jaise use tasalli dena chahti ho, lekin uski apni saanson ki raftar tez ho gayi thi.
Itne me un badmashon me se ek mota mushtanda, jiska chehra gusse se lal tha aur jiski gardan ke aas paas mota sa sona ka chain latak raha tha, ekdam ruk gaya. Uski nazar Ammu aur Shanu pe ja tikki. Usne apni ungli un dono ki taraf uthai aur bhadde andaaz me bola
Arre arre… kya maal bhara pada hai collage me,maza aa jayega
Yeh sunkar Ammu aur Shanu dono ek saath cheekh uthi aur turant peeche hat gayi. Dono ki aankhen dar se phat gayi thi. Us mushtande ne unki taraf tez kadam badhaya jaise dono ko pakad lega.
Usi pal Zaheer ka gussa phat pada. Usne ek dum se aage badh kar us aadmi ke beech me apna kadam rakh diya. Uski aankhen aag ki tarah bhadak rahi thi.
Zaheer
Oye… hat piche! Ek inch bhi aage badha to haath tod dunga tera.
Woh mushtanda thoda ruka, fir hansi uda ke bola
Aur tu kaun hai be? Hero ban raha hai kya?


Ammu aur Shanu ki dhadkan abhi bhi zor se chal rahi thi. Unki aankhen sirf Zaheer pe tik gayi thi, jo unke saamne deewar ban ke khada tha.
Baaki ke mushtande bhi rukh gaye, ek dusre ki taraf dekhne lage. Ek pal ke liye pura mahaul freeze ho gaya, sabko lag raha tha ab kuch bada hone wala hai itne me hi kuch or log waha aaye or unme se ek ne bola ki jaldi karo bey, sirf yahi kaam nahi hai or jo mushtanda zaheer ke samne khada tha villain banke wo bhi zaheer ko aankh dikha kar or ek nazar shanu or ammu par daal kar apni zabaan se apna hath chatta hai jaise keh raha ho ki agli baar chat jaunga tumhe, zaheer yeh dekh kar aage badhta hai lekin shanu or ammu piche se uska hath pakad lete hai or wo mota aadmi waha se chala jata hai
Campus ke mahaul me jo tanav aur gussa tha, usi waqt ek ajeeb si awaz sunai di. Door se dhol nagade bajne lage, phir dhad-dhad karte hue DJ ke speaker ki heavy beat ne poore area ka mahaul badal diya.

Sabhi students aur woh anjaan mushtande bhi ek pal ko ruk gaye. Sabki nazar us taraf gayi jahan se ek bhid nikalti hui dikh rahi thi. 30-40 log, jahan ek ek ke haath me rang aur gulal tha, aur unka josh aasmaan chhu raha tha. Woh log naach rahe the, cheekh rahe the, jaise kisi bade hero ka swagat kar rahe ho.
Us bhid ke beech unhone ek aadmi ko apne kandhon par uthaya hua tha. Uske kapde rang aur gulal se bilkul bhige hue the, chehra bhi poora rangon se dhak gaya tha. Lekin uski body language, uski adaaon me ek purana, jaana-pehchaana confidence tha.
Jab woh aadmi haath hila kar crowd ko aur bhadka raha tha, us pal Ammu, Shanu aur Zaheer ki aankhen ekdum khul gayi. Unke chehre pe pehle shock aaya, fir ek alag si pehchaan ki jhalak.
Ammu ne hichkichati hui awaaz me kaha
Yeh… yeh to…
Shanu ne uski baat kaat kar almost fasa-fasa ke bola
Haan… main bhi galat nahi dekh rahi… yeh wahi hai…
Zaheer ki mutthi apne aap kas gayi. Uski aankhen us rang se latpat chehre ko ghoor rahi thi. Ek dum se uske honton se sirf ek naam nikal pada
Zaheer
Arjun…
Jab yeh naam Zaheer ki zubaan se nikla, to Ammu aur Shanu dono ek saath ek pal ke liye jam gayi. Dono ki aankhon me shaque, darr, aur ek ajeeb si uljhan thi. Aur jo mushtanda abhi unki taraf lapak raha tha, usne bhi ulte pair peeche kadam rakha, kyunki us crowd ke beech Arjun ki entry kisi tufan se kam nahi lag rahi thi.

DJ ki beats aur dhol-nagade ka shor aasmaan ko chhune laga tha. Bhid ne Arjun ko apne kandhe par uthaya hua tha, uske charo taraf rang aur gulal ud raha tha. Filmy bihari gaano ki dhun DJ ke speaker se itni tez goonj rahi thi ki poore campus ki deewarein hilti mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Nare lag rahe the – Arjun bhaiya zindabad! Arjun bhaiya laajawab!
Har ek awaaz, har ek taal aur har ek thumke ke saath mahol aur bhi joshila hota gaya.
Arjun, jo rangon se dhak chuka tha, dono haath hawa me utha kar bhid ka utsah badha raha tha. Uski aadayein ek neta jaisi, ek hero jaisi thi. Crowd ke beech se guzar kar, unhone seedha rukh college ke static department ki taraf kiya.
Jahan tak unki yatra hoti gayi, wahan wahan poore campus ke students khidkiyon, verandah aur corridors se jhankhne lage. Kuch log haste, kuch dar ke maare chup ho gaye, aur kuch bas us naye tamashe ko dekh kar hairaan reh gaye.
DJ ki volume full blast thi – filmy bihari gaano ki dhun pe crowd naachta ja raha tha, aur static department ki taraf chalne wala woh juloos kisi baraat se kam nahi lag raha tha.
Zaheer, Ammu aur Shanu bas wahin ek taraf khade the, unki aankhon ke saamne yeh sab kuch ho raha tha. Tez beats ke beech Zaheer ki mutthi aur kas gayi. Ammu ka dil tez dhadak raha tha, aur Shanu ki aankhen ek ajeeb si ghabrahat me phas gayi thi.
Un teenon ke liye yeh pal sirf ek hi sawal ban kar samne khada tha – Arjun aakhir yeh sab dikhawa kyon kar raha hai? Aur yeh static department ki taraf aisa shor macha kar le jaane ka matlab kya hai?